How can I get involved?

Are you between 13½ and 23 and would like to get involved or would you like to help support the Award scheme?

Yes - then read on.

Young people

You have many opportunities to join the Award. Many schools across the County run the Award as an after school or lunchtime activity. This is also true for colleges; Portsmouth University group meet in the evening. The Award is also run as part of the activities of many Youth Clubs in the County, and at Open Centres, where young people who are not attached to any other organisation can meet with others, and with the help of experienced adults can achieve their Awards.

Nearly all of the voluntary youth organisations ---the Scouts, Guides, Army Cadet Force, the ATC and Sea Cadets, Boys Brigade, Girls Brigade and Woodcraft Folk also offer the Award.

There is certain to be an opportunity to take part close to where you live. Choose the appropriate area on the map.

For more detail on the Award scheme go to the Award web-site.

Supporters

Gold award holders

It is possible that you may have completed your Awards some litle time ago, and often miss the companionship and fun; or maybe feel you would like to put something back into the Award for todays young people.

If so, then you should look towards the latest innovation ---' LINK '. Through this the challenge and adventure enjoyed with the Award is being offered to supporters and past-participants. By teaming up with other organisations opportunities for social get- togethers, outdoor activities and even vocational courses will be on offer.

There will be a quarterly colour magazine with reviews and features on the Award; and forthcoming activities. To go with this , membership will bring you a Countdown discount card, giving money off travel, holidays, leisure, sports, eating out, and high-street shopping.

Sounds good ?? Check out the Award web-site.

Volunteers

Volunteers can help in one of two ways:

1. as a leader or helper in an Award group
2. help young people with their chosen skill

Leader or helper All Award Groups need a leader and a number of helpers to run the Award Group and offer a comprehensive range of activities to participants. Activities include instructing, supervising, mentoring and assessing young people in each of the four sections of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, organising Award Group sessions and managing the administration of The Award. If you wish to know more please contact the Hampshire County Awards Officer.

Skills The Duke of Edinburgh's Award participants undertake a wide range of programmes in skills, service and physical recreation in order to gain their Awards. If you have particular interests, or are trained to instruct any of our programmes and would like to share your knowledge and enthusiasm with Award participants. Skills programme participants are involved in a range of activities from playing musical instruments and learning British Sign Language through to sports officiating and beekeeping. As their service, many young people are involved with the uniformed youth organisations, become police cadets or become involved with environmental projects. Physical recreation participants are involved in a wide range of sports from athletics to football and archery to judo. If you have a specialism in any area that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you! Please contact your local contact via the map.

For more detail on the Award scheme go to the Award web-site.

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